AGS to upgrade Army satellite network

Americom Government Services will continue working on a custom communications network for the Army under a contract renewal with an initial value of $136.2 million.

IG: DHS falls short on IT recommendations

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED)</font color> DHS has implemented a small fraction of the IT-related recommendations issued by its Office of the Inspector General, according to a new report.

GD takes on Air Force network

General Dynamics will help the Air Force with its goal of streamlining IT administration while enhancing network defense and performance.

Harris to develop broadband communications for Navy ships

Harris will provide the Navy with multiband satellite communications terminals for its cruisers and destroyers under a new contract.

Harris to build HF radio adaptor kits for Army

Harris Corp. will provide the Army with high-frequency radio adaptor kits for its mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles under a new contract.

Networx score card

After years of preparation, the transition from FTS 2001 to Networx is finally beginning in earnest. Hold onto your hats.

Networx by the numbers

The numbers related to the 10-year, $68.2 billionNetworx program can make your head swim, butthey can also update you on the progress of a constantlychanging program.

Tic tock

The OMB directive to trim to 50the government's Internet pointsof presence set a June deadlinefor agencies to make their networkscompliant.

Sniffing out problems

Netcordia device helps National Guard unit monitor routers and switches in far-flung network.

Savvy IT firms buck trend, gain share

The stocks of federal information technology and professionalservices companies are performing in line withthe S&P 500 this year. Both are down about 6 percent,while aerospace and defense companies' stocks are havinganother solid year and are up 7 percent.

SRA to do IT work for energy commission

SRA International will provide support services to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under a new contract.

General Dynamics unit to upgrade DHS network

General Dynamics One Source has won a five-year contract from the Homeland Security Department to upgrade the Homeland Security Information Network.

States march forward with high-profile projects

Georgia state officials overseeing the pending award of the state's $1.6 billion technology infrastructure outsourcing initiative learned a valuable lesson from a failed outsourcing effort under a previous administration.

SBA to propose new small business rule

The first of the redefined standards that define small businesses for contracting purposes may be final by the end of fiscal 2008, a senior SBA official said.

HHS to provide grants for public health preparedness

The $1.1 billion in grant money is aiding state and local public health departments, hospitals and other health systems in preparation for terrorism attacks, disasters and epidemics.

Input: Federal IT spending growth near historic low

A number of factors are converging to create a federal IT spending environment described by the market research firm Input as tempered momentum.

Groups take action against H-1B program expansion

Immigration and professional groups have filed a lawsuit to block DHS' recent expansion of a program allowing foreign IT students to work for a longer period in the U.S.

Time running out for DOD's best-value authority

Yet the Defense Department has not used its temporary authority to conduct public/private competitions for information technology services on a best-value basis.

Harris to furnish satellite terminals to Navy

Harris Corp. will provide support for Navy shipboard satellite communications systems under a new contract.

Booz Allen lands five AF tasks

Booz Allen Hamilton has won five information technology services contracts from the Air Force with a potential total value of $87.4 million.